KEY Magazine Fort Worth

The Bank of America Colonial Tournament
May 19-25, 2003

The eyes of most golfing fans will be on the Bank of America Colonial this month. Some of the golfers who have committed for this historic event include reigning PGA champion Rich Beem, defending champion Nick Price and past Colonial champions Fulton Allem, Olin Browne, Keith Clearwater, Rod Curl, David Frost, Sergio Garcia, Peter Jacobsen, Tom Lehman, Phil Mickelson, Corey Pavin, Dan Pohl and Fuzzy Zoeller. About 120 golfers are expected to play in this year's Bank of American Colonial event with its $5 million purse. The winner’s share is $900,000.

Monday, May 19, the Pro-Am has a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Tuesday, May 20 are practice rounds, and a 4:15 p.m. Junior Clinic on the driving range. Wednesday, May 21 is the all day Pro-Am. Around 8 a.m. on May 22, the 1st 18 holes of the championship tournament begins. The second 18 holes is Friday, May 23, and the 3rd 18 holes is Saturday, May 24. The final round starts around 8 a.m. Sunday, May 25.

Will Annika Sörenstam play well…make the cut? The Colonial Country Club board issued the invitation for Sörenstam, the 42-time winner on the LPGA Tour, to play in the 2003 Bank of America Colonial tournament. Much of the excitement about this year's tournament revolves around this historic invitation.

The Colonial Country Club golf course is rated as Texas' best, and is on "America's best" golf course list. The course is the site of two U.S. Opens and the Tournament Players Championship, and is the oldest event on the PGA TOUR still played at its original site. The tournament's popularity dates back to 1946 when golf legend Ben Hogan won the inaugural event. Since then, a host of other golf superstars have stormed the course to win championships. Julius Boros, Ben Crenshaw, Bruce Devlin, Cary Middlecoff, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Sam Snead, and Tom Weiskopf are just a few of the famous winners who have appeared throughout the tour's colorful history.

Early television coverage includes Thursday and Friday hosted by the USA Network. Saturday and Sunday coverage by Jim Nance will be served up by the CBS network. Potential spectators can get a close-up view by calling the Bank of America Colonial ticket office at 817-927-4280. 3735 Country Club Circle.

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